Kapitayan

Kapitayan (from Javanese: ꦏꦥꦶꦠꦪꦤ꧀) is a Javanese monotheistic folk religion native to Java since the Paleolithic. Locally, it is referred to as "the monotheist ancient Javanese religion", "ancestral monotheist religion", or "Tiyang Jawi (Javanese) religion" to differentiate it from Kejawèn (a polytheistic Javanism).

Monotheistic Javanism
ꦏꦥꦶꦠꦪꦤ꧀
Kapitayan
AbbreviationTaya
TypeFolk religion
GovernanceNational Javanism Religious Council of the Republic Indonesia
RegionCentral and eastern hemisphere of Java
Language
HeadquartersCentral Java
RecognitionOfficially recognized by Indonesian government
Separated fromKejawen (non-monotheistic Javanism)
MembersJavanese
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